Our Blog State of the Market – January 2017 A letter from Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, REALTORS® The beginning of the year is a time to pause and reflect on the success of the 2016 market and look forward to the continued growth of 2017. According to … Read More Tags: freddie mac, Home Buying, Home Selling, Joe Horning, Mortgage, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, State of the Market, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation, Wisconsin Realtors Association Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Selling, Homeowner, Mortgage, Neighborhoods, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News, Real Estate Tips, Shorewest News County-by-County Real Estate Data, January 2017 Learn what’s happening in your market area by clicking on your county link. You’ll find helpful information, including a year-to-year and quarterly comparisons of new listings, closed sales, median sales price, active listings and months of inventory. Jump to: Brown … Read More Tags: Brown County, Dodge County, Jefferson County, Kenosha County, milwaukee county, Ozaukee County, Quarterly Newsletter, Racine County, rock county, Sheboygan County, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Walworth County, Washington County, Waukesha County Categories: Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, Neighborhoods, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News, Real Estate Tips, Shorewest News Resource Video: Buyer Edition What is a Mortgage Gift Letter? Saving enough money to use as a down payment to purchase a home is no easy task, especially if you are buying for the first time. Most lenders allow gifted funds to be used … Read More Tags: Buyers, Down Payments, Mortgage, Mortgage Letter, Resource Video, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Mortgage, Real Estate Tips Shorewest Tips: Cabinet Painting Worn or outdated looking cabinets can have an adverse effect on the value of a home. According to Remodeling Magazine, the only home improvement likely to return more at resale was a minor kitchen remodel. One alternative to the often … Read More Tags: cabinets, DIY, Painting, Project, remodeling, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Upgrading, Vendor Categories: DIY, Home Improvement, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Trend Watch 2019: Five Real Estate Resolutions that Stick So we are just getting into the first month of the New Year! How are your resolutions coming along? Some of them may be sticking and some might be done already. Here are some real estate resolutions not to give up on! … Read More Tags: buying a home, first time home buyer, First Time Home Seller, FSBO, New Year's Resolutions, Pre-Approved, Real Estate, selling a home, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, wisconsin's largest home seller Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Mortgage, Real Estate Tips Resource Video: Buyer and Seller Edition What are Title Issues? As part of the lending process, a title search is typically required as well as a title insurance policy. This is done to protect buyers and lenders from anything that could prevent the titleholder from selling … Read More Tags: Buyers, Heritage Title Services, Information, Lenders, Lending Process, Resource Video, Sellers, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Policy, Title Issues, Title Search, Titleholder Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Resource Video Four Colors to Never Paint Your Home There are certain colors that work in the majority of homes and for the majority of palettes. These colors are typically neutral and bring a sense of care and design to your home. White and light grays have dominated the … Read More Tags: Experts, home improvement, paint, Paint Color, ROI, Selling, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Transform, What Not To Do Categories: Home Improvement, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Trend Watch Resource Video: Buyer and Seller Edition What are Real Estate Escape Clauses? Most real estate contracts contain contingency clauses that allow the buyer or seller to end the transaction without a penalty if certain conditions cannot be met. These are commonly referred to as “escape clauses.” … Read More Tags: Buyer, Contingencies, Escape Clauses, first time home buyer, First Time Home Seller, Real Estate, Resource Videos, Seller, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: First Time Home Buyers, Home Buying, Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips Ring in 2017 by Selling Your Home! A New Year means a new beginning for many families such as selling their current home and moving into their dream home. The typical “spring market” is actually now a winter market which is different than previous years. It doesn’t … Read More Tags: Homeowner, How-To, keeping current matters, Low Competition, Low Inventory, real estate market, Sellers Market, Selling, selling your home, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors Categories: Home Selling, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate News, Real Estate Tips Trend Watch: 2017 Kitchens The beginning of 2017 signals out with the old and in with the new! Looking back at 2016 there were some great trends and some things we will be glad to see head out the door. Let’s check out some … Read More Tags: 2017 Trends, Kitchen, remodel, Renovate, Return Upon Investment, shorewest, shorewest family, Shorewest Realtors, Trend Watch, Update Categories: Home Improvement, Homeowner, How to, Real Estate Tips, Trend Watch Page 20 of 32« First‹ Previous161718192021222324Next ›Last »